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Four players have been suspended by the NFL, the league announced on Thursday, for breaking its gambling policy.
For placing bets on NFL games during the 2022 season, free agent Demetrius Taylor, along with Indianapolis Colts players Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry, will be suspended indefinitely, at least until the end of the 2023 season.
Tennessee Titans player Nicholas Petit-Frere will miss the first six regular-season games of 2023 due to his involvement in non-NFL sports wagering at the club.
After the 2023 season, Rodgers, Berry, and Taylor may submit a reinstatement petition. After Rodgers and Berry’s indefinite suspensions were announced, the Colts waived them.
Colts general manager Chris Ballard released a statement after Rodgers and Berry were cut. “We have made the following roster moves as a consequence of the determination that these players violated the league’s gambling policy,” Ballard wrote. “The game’s integrity must be maintained at all costs. As a team, we’ll keep teaching our coaches, players, and employees about the rules in place and the serious repercussions that can follow infractions.”
In a statement released on June 5, Rodgers said he accepts “full responsibility” for his deeds.
According to the NFL, the gambling policy forbids anyone from participating in any kind of gambling in any club or league facility or venue, including the practice facility.
“The league has informed us of Nick’s suspension,” the Titans said in a statement on Thursday. “We have faith in Nick and are aware of his great regard for our organization and the integrity of the game. We will keep stressing to our players how important it is to comprehend and abide by the policies and rules of the league.”
The news on Thursday is the most recent in a series of 2023 off-season gambling bans. The NFL suspended defensive end Shaka Toney of the Washington Commanders and receivers Jameson Williams, Quintez Cephus, Stanley Berryhill, and safety C.J. Moore on April 21 for breaking the gambling policy.
In spite of the league’s best efforts to educate every player about its gambling policy, a significant number of them have broken it in the past year. The majority of clubs have terminated players due to their judgment errors; only Petit-Frere, Williams, and Toney have not been suspended and are still with their respective clubs.
Suspensions related to gambling have been attributed to a variety of offenses, such as players who bet on their own teams when they weren’t playing (Calvin Ridley, for example, wagered on his Falcons teammates in 2021 while recovering from an injury; this led to an indefinite suspension in 2022) or players who didn’t follow the league’s rule against betting on non-NFL sports while using the club facilities. Since then, Ridley has been traded to Jacksonville, has been cleared by the league to play again, and is anticipated to play again for the Jaguars in 2022.
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